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BETMAKERS TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD Governance Information 2015

Dec 10, 2015

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Governance Information

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

This document discloses the extent to which OM Group Holdings Ltd ACN 164 521 395 (to be renamed TopBetta Holdings Ltd) ( Company ) will follow, as at the date of its admission to the official list of ASX Limited ( ASX ), the recommendations set by the ASX Corporate Governance Council in the third edition of its Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations ( ASX Recommendations ). Capitalised terms used in this Corporate Governance Statement are defined in the prospectus issued by the Company in connection with the initial public offer of the Company’s securities on the ASX ( Prospectus ).

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PRINCIPLE 1 – LAY SOLID FOUNDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT
1.1 A listed entity should disclose:
(a)
the respective roles and responsibilities of its board and
management; and
(b)
those matters expressly reserved to the board and those
delegated to management.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Board Charter
(available via the Company’s website, www.topbetta.com).
1.2 A listed entity should:
(a)
undertake appropriate checks before appointing a person, or
putting forward to security holders a candidate for election,
as a director; and
(b)
provide security holders with all material information in its
possession relevant to a decision on whether or not to elect
or re-elect a director.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee Charter (available via the Company’s
website, www.topbetta.com).
1.3 A listed entity should have a written agreement with each director
and senior executive setting out the terms of their appointment.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee Charter and Selection and Appointment of
Directors Policy (available via the Company’s website,
www.topbetta.com).
The Company has entered into a written agreement with each
director and senior executive.
1.4 The company secretary of a listed entity should be accountable
directly to the board, through the chair, on all matters to do with the
proper functioning of the board.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Board Charter
(available via the Company’s website, www.topbetta.com).

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1.5 A listed entity should:
(a)
have a diversity policy which includes requirements for the
board or a relevant committee of the board to set
measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity and to
assess annually both the objectives and the entity’s progress
in achieving them;
(b)
disclose that policy or a summary of it; and
(c)
disclose as at the end of each reporting period the
measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity set by
the board or a relevant committee of the board in accordance
with the entity’s diversity policy and its progress towards
achieving them and either:
(1) the respective proportions of men and women on the
board, in senior executive positions and across the
whole organisation (including how the entity has defined
“senior executive” for these purposes); or
(2) if the entity is a “relevant employer” under the Workplace
Gender Equality Act, the entity’s most recent “Gender
Equality Indicators”, as defined in and published under
that Act.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Diversity Policy (available via the Company’s website,
www.topbetta.com)for further detail.
The Diversity Policy requires the Board to establish measurable
objectives for achieving gender diversity within the Company’s
business and will require senior management to report annually on the
achievement of those objectives.
The Board intends to disclose these matters in its future annual
reports as required under ASX Recommendation 1.5.
1.6 A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a process for periodically evaluating the
performance of the board, its committees and individual
directors; and
(b)
disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether a
performance evaluation was undertaken in the reporting
period in accordance with that process.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Nomination and Remuneration Committee Charter (available via the
Company’s website,www.topbetta.com)for further detail.
As required under ASX Recommendation 1.6, the Board intends to
disclose these matters in its future annual reports.
1.7 A listed entity should:
(a)
have and disclose a process for periodically evaluating the
performance of its senior executives; and
(b)
disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether a
performance evaluation was undertaken in the reporting
period in accordance with that process.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Nomination and Remuneration Committee Charter (available via the
Company’s website,www.topbetta.com)for further detail.
As required under ASX Recommendation 1.7, the Board intends to
disclose these matters in its future annual reports.

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PRINCIPLE 2 - STRUCTURE THE BOARD TO ADD VALUE
2.1 The board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have a nomination committee which:
(1) has at least three members, a majority of whom are
independent directors; and
(2) is chaired by an independent director,
and disclose:
(3) the charter of the committee;
(4) the members of the committee; and
(5) as at the end of each reporting period, the number of
times the committee met throughout the period and
the individual attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
(b)
if it does not have a nomination committee, disclose that
fact and the processes it employs to address board
succession issues and to ensure that the board has the
appropriate balance of skills, knowledge, experience,
independence and diversity to enable it to discharge its
duties and responsibilities effectively.
Yes The Company has established the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee, and adopted the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee Charter and Selection and Appointment of Directors
Policy, for the purpose of addressing board succession issues and to
ensure that the board has the appropriate balance of skills,
knowledge, experience, independence and diversity to enable it to
discharge its duties and responsibilities effectively.
Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Nomination and Remuneration Committee Charter and Selection and
Appointment of Directors Policy (available via the Company’s website,
www.topbetta.com)for further details.
2.2 A listed entity should have and disclose a board skills matrix
setting out the mix of skills and diversity that the board currently
has or is looking to achieve in its membership.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Nomination and Remuneration Committee Charter, Selection and
Appointment of Directors Policy and Diversity Policy (available via the
Company’s website,www.topbetta.com)for further details.
2.3 A listed entity should disclose:
(a)
the names of the directors considered by the board to be
independent directors;
(b)
if a director has an interest, position, association or
relationship of the type described in Box 2.3 but the board
is of the opinion that it does not compromise the
independence of the director, the nature of the interest,
position, association or relationship in question and an
explanation of why the board is of that opinion; and
(c)
the length of service of each director.
Yes The Board consists of four directors, with each of Nick Chan, Matthew
Cain and Simon Dulhunty considered to be an independent, non-
executive director. Messers Cain and Dulhunty were appointed as
Directors on 6 October 2015 and Mr Chan was appointed as a
Director on 29 October 2015.
Please refer to Section 6.1 of the Prospectus for details of each
Director’s skills, experience and qualifications.
2.4 A majority of the board of a listed entity should be independent
directors.
Yes Three of the four Directors are considered to be independent.

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2.5 The chair of the board of a listed entity should be an independent
director and, in particular, should not be the same person as the
CEO of the entity.
Yes Mr Nick Chan, the Company’s Chairman, is an independent non-
executive Director.
2.6 A listed entity should have a program for inducting new directors
and provide appropriate professional development opportunities
for directors to develop and maintain the skills and knowledge
needed to perform their role as directors effectively.
Yes Please refer to the Company’s Nomination and Remuneration
Committee Charter (available via the Company’s website,
www.topbetta.com)for further details.
PRINCIPLE 3 – ACT ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY
3.1 A listed entity should:
(a)
have a code of conduct for its directors, senior executives
and employees; and
(b)
disclose that code or a summary of it.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Code of Conduct (available via the Company’s website,
www.topbetta.com)for further details.

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PRINCIPLE 4 – SAFEGUARD INTEGRITY IN CORPORATE REPORTING
4.1 The board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have an audit committee which:
(1) has at least three members, all of whom are non-
executive directors and a majority of whom are
independent directors; and
(2) is chaired by an independent director, who is not the
chair of the board,
and disclose:
(3) the charter of the committee;
(4) the relevant qualifications and experience of the
members of the committee; and
(5) in relation to each reporting period, the number of
times the committee met throughout the period and
the individual attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
(b)
if it does not have an audit committee, disclose that fact
and the processes it employs that independently verify and
safeguard the integrity of its corporate reporting, including
the processes for the appointment and removal of the
external auditor and the rotation of the audit engagement
partner.
Yes The Company has established the Audit and Risk Committee, and
adopted the Audit and Risk Committee Charter, which provides for the
processes to be employed in independently verifying and
safeguarding the integrity of the Company’s corporate reporting,
including the processes for the appointment and removal of the
external auditor and the rotation of the audit engagement partner.
The Audit and Risk Committee is comprised of Messers Cain (Chair),
Dulhunty and Chan, each of which is an independent non-executive
director.
The relevant qualifications of each member of the Audit and Risk
Committee is set out in Section 6.1 of the Prospectus.
Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Audit and Risk Committee Charter (available via the Company’s
website, www.topbetta.com) for further details.
4.2 The board of a listed entity should, before it approves the entity’s
financial statements for a financial period, receive from its CEO
and CFO a declaration that, in their opinion, the financial records
of the entity have been properly maintained and that the financial
statements comply with the appropriate accounting standards
and give a true and fair view of the financial position and
performance of the entity and that the opinion has been formed
on the basis of a sound system of risk management and internal
control which is operating effectively.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Audit and Risk Committee Charter and Risk Management Policy
(available via the Company’s website, www.topbetta.com) for further
details.
4.3 A listed entity that has an AGM should ensure that its external
auditor attends its AGM and is available to answer questions
from security holders relevant to the audit.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Audit and Risk Committee Charter (available via the Company’s
website, www.topbetta.com) for further details.

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PRINCIPLE 5 – MAKE TIMELY AND BALANCED DISCLOSURE
5.1 A listed entity should:
(a)
have a written policy for complying with its continuous
disclosure obligations under the Listing Rules; and
(b)
disclose that policy or a summary of it.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Continuous Disclosure Policy (available via the Company’s website,
www.topbetta.com)for further details.
PRINCIPLE 6 – RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS
6.1 A listed entity should provide information about itself and its
governance to investors via its website.
Yes Information regarding the Company, its business and its governance
is available on its website, www.topbetta.com.
6.2 A listed entity should design and implement an investor relations
program to facilitate effective two-way communication with
investors.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Shareholder Communications Policy (available via the Company’s
website, www.topbetta.com) for further details.
6.3 A listed entity should disclose the policies and processes it has in
place to facilitate and encourage participation at meetings of
security holders.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Shareholder Communications Policy (available via the Company’s
website, www.topbetta.com) for further details.
6.4 A listed entity should give security holders the option to receive
communications from, and send communications to, the entity
and its security registry electronically.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Shareholder Communications Policy (available via the Company’s
website, www.topbetta.com) for further details.

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PRINCIPLE 7 – RECOGNISE AND MANAGE RISK
7.1 The board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have a committee or committees to oversee risk, each of
which:
(1) has at least three members, a majority of whom are
independent directors; and
(2) is chaired by an independent director,
and disclose:
(3) the charter of the committee;
(4) the members of the committee; and
(5) as at the end of each reporting period, the number of
times the committee met throughout the period and
the individual attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
(b)
if it does not have a risk committee or committees that
satisfy (a) above, disclose that fact and the processes it
employs for overseeing the entity’s risk management
framework.
Yes The Company has established the Audit and Risk Committee, and
adopted the Audit and Risk Committee Charter and Risk Management
Policy, which oversees the Company’s risk management framework.
The Audit and Risk Committee is comprised of Messers Cain (Chair),
Dulhunty and Chan, each of which is an independent non-executive
director.
Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Audit and Risk Committee Charter and Risk Management Policy
(available via the Company’s website, www.topbetta.com) for further
details.
7.2 The board or a committee of the board should:
(a)
review the entity’s risk management framework at least
annually to satisfy itself that it continues to be sound; and
(b)
disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether such
a review has taken place.
Yes Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Audit and Risk Committee Charter and Risk Management Policy
(available via the Company’s website, www.topbetta.com) for further
details.
7.3 A listed entity should disclose:
(a)
if it has an internal audit function, how the function is
structured and what role it performs; or
(b)
if it does not have an internal audit function, that fact and
the processes it employs for evaluating and continually
improving the effectiveness of its risk management and
internal control processes.
Yes The Company does not have an internal audit function.
Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Audit and Risk Committee Charter and Risk Management Policy
(available via the Company’s website, www.topbetta.com) for further
details.

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7.4 A listed entity should disclose whether it has any material
exposure to economic, environmental and social sustainability
risks and, if it does, how it manages or intends to manage those
risks.
Yes If the Company has any material exposure to economic,
environmental and social sustainability risk, it will disclosure such
exposure and how it manages or intends to manage those risks, in the
subsequent annual report.

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PRINCIPLE 8 – REMUNERATE FAIRLY AND RESPONSIBLY
8.1 The board of a listed entity should:
(a)
have a remuneration committee which:
(1) has at least three members, a majority of whom are
independent directors; and
(2) is chaired by an independent director,
and disclose:
(3) the charter of the committee;
(4) the members of the committee; and
(5) as at the end of each reporting period, the number of
times the committee met throughout the period and
the individual attendances of the members at those
meetings; or
(b)
if it does not have a remuneration committee, disclose that
fact and the processes it employs for setting the level and
composition of remuneration for directors and senior
executives and ensuring that such remuneration is
appropriate and not excessive.
Yes The Company has established the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee, and adopted the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee Charter and Remuneration Policy, for the purpose of
establishing processes for setting the level and composition of
remuneration for directors and senior executives and ensuring that
such remuneration is appropriate and not excessive.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is comprised of
Messers Cain (Chair), Dulhunty and Chan, each of which is an
independent non-executive director.
Please refer to Section 6.9 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Nomination and Remuneration Committee Charter and Remuneration
Policy (available via the Company’s website,www.topbetta.com)for
further details.
8.2 A listed entity should separately disclose its policies and
practices regarding the remuneration of non-executive directors
and the remuneration of executive directors and other senior
executives.
Yes The remuneration of the Company’s Directors is provided in Section
6.5 of the Prospectus.
Please refer to Section 6.5 of the Prospectus and the Company’s
Nomination and Remuneration Committee Charter and Remuneration
Policy (available via the Company’s website, www.topbetta.com) for
further details.
8.3 A listed entity which has an equity-based remuneration scheme
should:
(a)
have a policy on whether participants are permitted to
enter into transactions (whether through the use of
derivatives or otherwise) which limit the economic risk of
participating in the scheme; and
(b)
disclose that policy or a summary of it.
Yes Disclosure of the Company’s equity based remuneration scheme is
provided in Section 6.6 of the Prospectus.
Please also see the Securities Trading Policy (available via the
Company’s website, www.topbetta.com) and Section 6.9 of the
Prospectus for further details.

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